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A barber gave free haircuts to kids, but first they had to read him a story.

On Aug. 8,
2015, barber Courtney Holmes decided to take a different approach to his work
for the day.

It was during his community's second annual Back to School Bash
in Dubuque, Iowa's Comiskey Park, an event in which community partners and
organizations help get kids and families off on the right feet for the upcoming
school year.

There was one catch: The kids
had to read him a story to get their free haircuts.

No strings attached ... just
words!

Holmes told theTelegraph Heraldthat his A+ back-to-school move was
because he wanted to support the kids learning to read.

"I just want to help out
the kids, help out the community, make sure the kids are able to read a book
and get a nice haircut for school," he said.

Yes, Holmes! I love it.

What a great reason. Exchanging a story for a trim?
It's a small gesture that can go such a long way.

"The idea [of the Back to
School Bash] is to connect people to people and people to resources,"saidAnderson
Sainci, coordinator of the bash."It helps all of us to reach our full
potential."

It's great
to see communities coming together to support each other, especially during
back-to-school time.

It's great to see communities coming together no
matter what the reason, but around these kinds of moments where money and
resources might be tight, it's helping hands like this that can make a big
difference.

And it is, indeed, how we can all help each other
reach our full potential.